The Caballero from Catalonia

The Life of Juan Duval

Joseph a Bonelli

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Sunstone Press
12 December 2018

Individual actors & performers; Films, movies & cinema; Film & movie: styles & genres; Choreography; Biography: arts & entertainment

"Juan Duval (Juan Bellavista Xicart) was born in Barcelona, the heart of Catalonia, in 1897. He first made a career for himself in his native Spain and later in Paris and London he assumed the stage name ""Juan Duval"" retaining this for his career in Latin America and the Anglo world of the United States. He was a man of multiple talents: a dancer, (Spanish-Gypsy, French-Apache); a choreographer, and a director and producer of musical revues and movies. He was a poet, linguist, a businessman, and a soldier in two World Wars and the Foreign Legion. He was a musician and composer. He ran his own Spanish dance school on Hollywood Boulevard. A friend of bullfighters. A Hollywood character actor and screenwriter. A writer, amateur historian, and playwright. In short, he was a Renaissance man. In America he was a friend of famous ventriloquist Señor Wences; Jose and Amparo Iturbi, concert pianists of worldwide fame; Emilio Osta, child musical prodigy and concert pianist; Victor Granados (son of Enrique); actors John McIntyre, Warner Anderson, and many others who were part of that period of Hollywood. Geo-politically, Juan was born a Catalan and Spaniard, was made a temporary French citizen by the Great War, and became a U.S. citizen by serving in the U.S. Armed Forces at the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II. Juan used his talents as writer and poet in Spain in 1937--in support of the Republican cause, at constant risk of his life. He was a multi-talented artist who was not twisted or conflicted, but a decent human being and an old-fashioned Gentleman."

By: Joseph a Bonelli
Imprint: Sunstone Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 168g
ISBN: 9781632932341
ISBN 10: 1632932342
Pages: 106
Publication Date: 12 December 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joseph A. Bonelli is the stepson of Juan Duval with a Bachelors in Comparative World Literature from the University of Southern California and a Masters in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago. He has worked in policy analysis evaluation and regulatory writing in Washington, DC and the State of California. He has also been a child protective services supervisor, substitute teacher, and medical social worker.